diff --git a/hy/compiler.py b/hy/compiler.py
index bbdf39f..b04a897 100644
--- a/hy/compiler.py
+++ b/hy/compiler.py
@@ -178,6 +178,23 @@ class HyASTCompiler(object):
         fn.decorator_list = [self.compile(x) for x in expr]
         return fn
 
+    @builds("kwapply")
+    def compile_kwapply_expression(self, expr):
+        expr.pop(0)  # kwapply
+        call = self.compile(expr.pop(0))
+        kwargs = expr.pop(0)
+
+        if type(call) != ast.Call:
+            raise TypeError("kwapplying a non-call")
+
+        call.keywords = [
+            ast.keyword(
+                arg=str(x),
+                value=self.compile(kwargs[x])
+            ) for x in kwargs]
+
+        return call
+
     @builds("=")
     @builds("!=")
     @builds("<")
diff --git a/tests/native_tests/language.hy b/tests/native_tests/language.hy
index d5094b2..581e02d 100644
--- a/tests/native_tests/language.hy
+++ b/tests/native_tests/language.hy
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ;
 
-
-(import sys)
+(import-from tests.resources kwtest)
 (import-from os.path exists isdir isfile)
+(import sys)
 
 
 (defn test-sys-argv []
@@ -103,3 +103,7 @@
 
 (defn test-decorators []
   (assert (= (tfunction) 2)))
+
+
+(defn test-kwargs []
+  (assert (= (kwapply (kwtest) {"one" "two"}) {"one" "two"})))
diff --git a/tests/resources/__init__.py b/tests/resources/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b115480
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/resources/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+
+def kwtest(*args, **kwargs):
+    return kwargs